Belgrano is a barrio (neighborhood) just beyond Palermo. Our friend Fernando lived there many years and went to the University of Belgrano, and Dave and Herbie lived there for a while during their year in Argentina. So of course we had to visit and see what it was like. Wiki has the essential info.
We hopped on el colectivo #59 on Vicente López in Recoleta and got off at Cabildo and Juramento, the heart of Belgrano. The first thing I saw when I got off the bus was a store window displaying the stupidest shoes in the world. I almost decided to get back on the bus right then and there but Terri insisted we press on.
We walked over to "La Redonda", the church with the round dome, and browsed the arts and crafts fair, then went across the street to the Enrique Larreta museum.
Then we walked, and walked, and walked, among tall apartment buildings and down quiet streets of single-family houses, parks and sculpture gardens.
We ended up in Las Cañitas, an up and coming area near Libertador with lots of shops and restaurants. As luck would have it, we found Las Cabritas, a sister restaurant to La Cholita and Cumaná, favorites of ours. Dinner was big pieces of grilled meat, finished off with some yummy flan.
After dinner we walked over to Av. Luis M. Campos and hopped on a #59 and rode home to our comfy bed and sweet dreams.
I've posted snaps from our day over at Flickr.
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